It was just over a month ago when we broke the news DocClocker has an application with a solution to social distancing in doctor’s office waiting rooms. The company already has an upgrade – showing the rapid pace of innovation in the pandemic tech world. The medical wait-time reporting app that was founded and is […]
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The elevator is one of the most important areas of focus as people return to workplaces, hotels, casinos, etc. Social distancing can be an issue when many people are packing themselves into a small metal box. This is why thyssenkrupp Elevator is utilizing pandemic tech for healthier workplaces. The company is offering social distancing services […]
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The pandemic tech space is growing rapidly and just today it was revealed Amazon is using Augmented Reality to keep workers safe. By drawing virtual lines around workers, they are able to keep a safe space between each other as they social distance. In addition, on our sister site, Industrial IoT News, Ken Briodagh broke […]
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More than 8 million confirmed cases. Three months of lockdowns and remote working. Phased re-openings with new health and safety protocols. It’s been a crazy 2020 thanks to the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and by all estimates, it’s not close to being over. Still, the general consensus is we can’t keep people at […]
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As more and more businesses re-open their physical locations after three months of being closed, health and safety should be top of mind for management and employees. Quite simply, after having to deal with an unprecedented shutdown of nearly all activities, it’s in everyone’s best interest to avoid playing a role in continued spreading of […]
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on America’s small business community, Tribe, a tech company helping empower consumer spending, today launched a new, free tech tool specifically designed to aid and support small businesses across the country. Tribe’s Small Business Browser Extension is a free tool helping consumers easily identify products […]
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For three months, people have been unable to participate in most of their normal activities – at least the way they’re used to them. Everything from working to shopping to dining to entertainment has all changed. Now, as restrictions are being loosened, some facilities are able to operate in some capacity, while others are still […]
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For the past three months, millions of companies have been working entirely remotely, having been pushed into a remote capacity due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some were able to adjust very quickly, while others had to adopt new technologies to enable workers to be productive. Now that governments are starting to slowly life restrictions […]
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Covid-19 liability waivers are the hottest topic in sports these days as parents take their kids to soccer and baseball games which have resumed in many states. They are also being used at campaign rallies and elsewhere. By the way, A search for the term Covid-19 liability waivers brings up a surprising number of results […]
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The news of the day is organizations will make users sign waivers before gathering to work or be part of a rally, sporting event, etc. Beyond liability, many organizations want to keep occupants as safe as possible. In factories and workspaces for example. To assist in this endeavor, Kogniz, a security and machine learning company […]
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While most of the technology talk around COVID-19 has revolved around testing and vaccines, disinfecting, telehealth, return-to-work and work-from-home solutions, there’s a significant event on the horizon that is already being impacted. With the next U.S. presidential election coming in November, campaigning is well under way, and we have already seen how the pandemic has […]
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There are so many things businesses have to consider as they re-open as we try to move into the next phases of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. After being isolated for the better part of three months, it’s natural for people to want to get back to some of their normal work and personal activities. There’s […]
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This past February, a large-scale polio vaccination campaign using PharmaJet intradermal needle-free injectors took place. The campaign, sponsored by the World Health Organization as part of its polio eradication efforts, vaccinated 500,000 children, aged 4 – 59 months, over a one-week period in early 2019. Data on acceptability of the PharmaJet Tropis® Needle-free Injection System (NFIS) […]
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The Milken Institute, the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, and First Person, a San Francisco design and storytelling company, together tell the urgent story of the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine in a newly released interactive experience. With so much activity in the world aimed at finding a way to protect the human race from […]
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After three months of basically being confined to homes, there’s been a lot of excitement about states starting to allow businesses to re-open and to allow people to start resuming some of their normal routines. But that excitement may be a case of a few lour voices overpowering the majority – as they say, the […]
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As states continue to monitor COVID-19 cases and adjust their strategies, businesses continue to develop their own plans and policies for re-opening and bringing workers back to their facilities. Being able to meet state and local guidelines for re-opening is a must. Depending on the nature of each businesses, a variety of technologies are already […]
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After nearly three months of isolation – working and schooling from home, avoiding social engagements, limited shopping, cancelled trips, etc. – most people are understandably anxious for things to move make towards some level of normalcy. The question is, when will a majority of people feel it’s reasonably safe to start traveling and gather in […]
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When will it be is it safe to fly, take a cruise, go to the movies, see a basketball game, or attend any other events with large numbers of people in confined spaces? That’s the question so many are asking today. Even as states continue to loosen restrictions and certain activities are starting to resume, […]
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After the Covid-19 pandemic continues into a new normal, manufacturers must consider additional dimensions of employee safety, including the establishment of production environments and workflows that address physical distancing requirements. Siemens has created a new solution that enables companies to quickly and efficiently model how employees interact with each other, the production line and plant […]
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So here we are, another day into the COVID-19 pandemic but not knowing much more than we have for the past few months. The WHO put out a statement about asymptomatic carriers – then later retracted it. About all we know the U.S. is about to go over the 2 million confirmed case mark, which […]
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